| NCJ Number: |
90278  |
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| Title: |
Statement of D Lowell Jensen, Associate Attorney General Before the House Subcommittee on Government Operations Regarding Drug Task Forces on June 21, 1983 |
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| Author(s): |
D L Jensen |
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| Corporate Author: |
US Dept of Justice
United States of America |
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| Date Published: |
1983 |
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| Page Count: |
13 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
US Dept of Justice
Washington, DC 20531 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America |
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| Document: |
PDF |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
The 12 task forces formed through the administration's program to combat organized drug trafficking are investigating a total of 260 high-level drug trafficking enterprises. |
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| Abstract: |
These criminal enterprises include organizations formed exclusively to traffic in drugs as well as many traditional and emerging organized crime groups. Nearly all of these investigations involve the coordinated efforts of many Federal agencies. The majority also entail joint operations with State and local officials. The program has a budget of $127.5 million for the fiscal year and operates under guidelines adopted by the Attorney General in January. Of the 1,219 attorney and agent positions allocated, 801 are now filled by full-time attorneys and agents. The remaining personnel should be in place by September 1. One-fifth of the investigations involve drug enterprises linked to traditional organized crime figures and entailing significant trafficking in heroin and cocaine. One-tenth of the investigations focus on motorcycle gangs, which are particularly active traffickers of methamphetamines. Other targets are street gangs, prison gangs, physicians, and pharmacists. The program's implementation represents real progress toward the goal of incapacitation of organized criminal groups engaged in drug trafficking. |
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| Index Term(s): |
Drug law enforcement; Federal drug laws |
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